Ice up ending machine



M y 1932- F. M. AIMES 1,859,486

ICE UP*F.-NU.TNG MACHINE Filed Aug. 19, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORNEYS May 24, 1932. I F, A|ME5 1,859,486

ICE UP-ENUING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS May 24, 1932.

M. AIMES 1,859,486

ICE UP-ENUING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR N ITMzimwa ATTORNEYS Patented May 24, 1932 inmaiao srrnires :RATENT OFFICE .rnmcrsmmrmm, oiinunsoiv, NEW .YoRK, assrelvon To errroRn-woon coMPAavr,.,

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"ICE"U'P -ENDINQ acnrivn flhisinvention: relates to 'machineszfor turnin-g: coinmerciali iceczcakesafromaan ?on' edge T1305 an oni end tpositionran'd, among other -:objects, aaims i-to sprovi'ideearmachine' of this character'which 1 is relatively: inexpensive to .billldjfllidilOPG'DfitB, andrwhichr maybe readily sadapteidz'toooperate:inrconjnnction with any .ice aascoring" machine -;'capable of r delivering :scoredsieerakeson edge. ilhe' machine oi the .inventioni mayzwalsoturn: or up-end many ob- {iGCiJSibGSlClBSidCBCGHJkGS. '7

Referring to the accompanying drawings zformingiai'partoii-this speci ficat'ion and showzinga preferred embodiment o'f the'inven- "ti0n',.

" the: rip-ending machine,-"showing in ii g'ht lines one iform. of: scoring machine adjacentrthere f'to'toideliver iceicakesto'it and-:alsoto drive it,i-theiceicake .ibeingiindi'catedainithree dififerentipcsitionsiimdottedlines;

:Fig. .21is:=aftopzplan view ofzth-e up-endlng .machine; the scoringmachinebeing partially indicated:in dot'andidash lines;

=Fig. 3 ista diagrami'onvasomewhat reduced scale corresponding :generally" to Fig. 1 and -showin g ithe away in which an i'ceacake is turned fromion'e dgeito on end;

Fig.4:isaivertical transverse SGCtlOIlOIl line-44 of Fig. 1

Fig. 15 is. a horizontal section on line 55 6 :a vertical transverse sect on I hroughthe :conveyor, the section. line being *6 6wif Fig.2;

Fig. 7 is an'enlarged sectional detail showing one of the rightiiangle flights on the conveyor 1 and Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8'ofFig.'7.

Referring-to IFigs. =1 and 4, there is shown partof an ice scoring machine of the type ,disclosed in Patent No. 1,772,144 which issued August '5, 1930 to the 'Giflord-WVood Company of Hudson, New York. The parts shown comprise the frame 15, vertical scorrling saws -16, drivingjmotor 1 7and conveyor chains 18. To drive the up ending .machine to be described synchronously with the "ice scoring -machine,thelat,ter has one of its sprocket shaftsprovided with a bevel gear .'=Th6 :"scoring machine delivers the cakes :'-'sidewise, on edge, asindicated in Fi'gsnland 1; the cakes being pushed as the scoring-Ina-Bo r chine onto wooden slides 26 whichrare parts of the longitudinal conveyor of the up-ending imachine. As shown inFigs-Q and 6,'-there is a resilient stop: provided alongside the outer :slide 26, so positioned as to prevent lateral" Fig. 1 isiaWertical'ssectional elevation" of movement of the ice cakes' delivered i by the scoring machine beyond the outer slide :26. The resilient "stop :preferably comprises an angle 27 "securedtoth'e "floor'and a rubber tube 28 secured to'the angle. Theicefcakes 7 strike only the rubber tube andhence are not injured by *being abruptly stopped. lhe

two wooden slides 26' are horizontal andipref- "era'bly have their top surfaces on a level' with A "the =fioor, as shown in 'Fig. 6, 'beingspaced apart to give Iroom for an endless conveyor chain 29 guided'by' a channel 30 set between "the slides 26.

The lip-ending machine comprisesin 1' gen-. eral,-a:hor1zontal conveyor (of whicheha'in '29 and-slides'26 'arethe principal part's), a vertical'conveyor, means for synchronizing thetwo conveyors, and'the necessary frame ior supporting the conveyors and guiding" the ice cakes. The machine'takes the ice' cakes onedgefand in a space scarcely exceeding the length of two ice 'cakes, turns themon en'd and-delivers them to any desired takeawa conveyoiyc'hute or skid (not'show'n). 'Th'us fthe required floor space is'smalhand'as for headroom, very little'moreis neededthan "for thescoring machine.

In order to push the ice cakes along 'the slides 26, the chain 29 is provided atthe 'p'roper intervals with an angle flight 31 (-Figs.

1,6, '7 and 8) preferably'having rubber-rollers 32 at the ends of its arms, the angle *flig ht "being-centrally pivoted on a special lin'k 33 of chain29, as shown at 34. The angle link.

consists of two spaced right angle arms {Se- V cured together at their extremities by the axles .for the rollers 32 and secured to the pivot member 34. A spring 35 is carried on pivot 34 and urges the flight into contact with chain 29 with one arm vertical, as shown in Fig. 7, but permits the flight to swing counterclockwise at certain times during the opera tion of the machine.

The conveyor chain 29 is synchronizedrelative to the ice scoring machine by a sprocket 36 on shaft 23 so that a flight 31 engages the end of an ice cake immediately after the latter has been delivered to the slides 26. This will be understood from Fig. 1. The rubber rollers 32 prevent injury to the ice cakes. The weight of the cake holds the flight agamst turmng, and accordingly its 4 forming this operation.

. (Fig. 1).

Qtake-ups 50 (Fig. .4) are provided at the vertical'armpushes the cake along the slides 26, the horizontal distance traveled by the cake being a little more than half its length. It is now in position tobe lifted up on end, and yet leave room for the next scored cake thrust sidewise out of the scoring machine.

Before describing the parts which effect theup-ending of the cakes, reference should bem'ade to Fig. 3, which illustrates clearly the manner and the essential means for lperthe ice cake has been pushed to-the right hand position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig.1, it is engaged underneath by afiight of a vertical conveyor, and this flight, in conjunction with flight 31 on chain 29, lifts and "turns the cake. Fig.3 shows four positions of a cake during the up-ending, the fifth position being vertical or on end. i

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 4, the vertical conveyor comprises two -spaced chains 37 each running over upper and lower sprockets Q 38 and 39 respectively. The two chains are connected'together by a flight 40 which may consist of a round bar-rigidly secured to the links of the two chains and preferably covered'with a rubber sheathing. The lower sprockets 39 are mounted on separate shafts,

, as'clearly appears in'Figs. 4 and 5, while the upper sprockets 38 are secured to a shaft 41 extending crosswise of=the machine (Figs. 1 and 2) and thus causing the two chains 37 to be driven synchronously,

Q So as to synchronize the vertical and horiupper end of the vertical conveyor. The

Immediately after chains 29 and 43 are tightened by means of take-up screws 51 (Figs. 1 and 2) which move the shaft longitudinally of the machine.

After the ice cake is in the upright position shown in Fig. 3, it must be moved out of the machine and this is accomplished by another flight 52 rigidly secured on chain 29at a proper distance back of the pivoted flight 31 so that the flight 52 engages the lower end of the up-ended'cake immediately after it attains the vertical position, and carries the cake on end out of the machine,

- as clearly shown in Fig. 1. -The final position of the cake will be at the extreme righthand end of the machine as viewed in Fig. 1. At this point, the cake maybe moved by'hand or may be carried by another conveyor to some other part of the ice plant, as for instance the storage room. If desired, a takeaway conveyor may be synchronized with the conveyor 29 or may even be driven by the shaft 45 so as'to convey away the'up-ended ice cakes. The flight '52 has a rubber roller 53 on its end so that the ice cake is not damaged by being suddenly pushed ahead by the flight. 1

During the Lip-ending operation, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the ice cake may have a tendency to fallto one side, but this is .prevented by means of an upright frame 54 on each side of the ice cake, said frame carrying curved guides 55 which maybe angle bars, as shown. The position of the curved guides 55 is such that astandard ice cake cannot move more than about an inch in any direction during the up-ending operation. The frame 54 may also provide means for supporting the shaft 41 which, in turn, supports the sprockets 38 and the chains 37.

When the ice has been u'p-ended,,'it is still supported by the slides 26 which are continued on the opposite side of the vertical conveyor and is guided by means of vertical plates 56. These plates may be conti d 3 along the floor, if desired, and instead of employing a conveyor, the successive cakes may push the ones in front along the slide formed by the floor and the plates 56 provided the power available for the machine is sufiicient to take care of this extra load.

While the machine has been described in connection with one particular'type of ice scoring machine, it is obvious that it can be tember 22, 1925 and the machine of the Uline application, Serial No. 649,138 filed July 2, 1923 and assigned to the assignee of this application. The horizontal conveyor may take the ice on edge whether delivered 7 laterally as in the Horner machine or longi -messages ftudinally as'int-the Uline machine. Further snore, the machine may fbeoperated inde- :pendently of an :ice scoring 'm'achin'e, :by :z'meansof an individual motor drive, as=w1ll be understood without illustration; and when sopperated, the machine may be:used in, any "part of an .ice .plant, Whether OI'iIIOt scoring machines are used. Furthermore, the machine maybe adapted to handle many objects of substantially uniform size andshape, such as boXes, turning the same from a horizontal to a vertical position and moving them away in that position.

Obviously the present invention is not restricted to the particular embodiment thereof herein shown and described. Moreover, it is not indispensable that all the features of the invention be used conjointly, since they may be employed advantageously in various combinations and sub-combinations.

What I claim is 1. An ice up-ending machine comprising, in combination, a horizontal flight conveyor; a vertical flight conveyor; means for driving the two conveyors simultaneously at the same speed; a flight on the horizontal conveyor co-operating with a flight on the vertical conveyor to turn the ice cakes from an on edge to an on end position;

and conveyor means to remove the up-ended' ice cakes from the machine.

2. An ice Lip-ending machine comprising, in combination, a horizontal flight conveyor; a vertical flight conveyor; means for driving the two conveyors synchronously; the flights on the two conveyors being so ar-' ranged that after the horizontal conveyor flight pushes the ice cake at one end so that its opposite end is beyond the general plane of the vertical conveyor, the flight on the vertical conveyor engages underneath the cake near the opposite end and in conjunction with the horizontal conveyor flight, turns the cake to an on end position; and another flight on the horizontal conveyor engaging the up-ended cake after the turning operation and pushing it to make way for the succeeding cake.

3. An ice up-ending machine comprising, in combination, a horizontal pushing conveyor having means engaging the cakes,

when on edge, at one end thereof; a vertical lifting conveyor having means engaging under the bottom edges of the cakes delivered thereto by the pushing conveyor; means for driving the two conveyors simultaneously at the same speed; the means on the conveyors being so located and co-ordinated and cooperating with each other so that the cakes are turned one at a time entirely by a simultaneous pushing and lifting action of the two conveyors.

4:. An ice up-ending machine comprising, in combination, a horizontal pushing con- 7 veyor having means engaging the cakes,

"when on edge, :at "one endithereof; vertical lifting conveyorhavingimeanssengaging:under :thenbottom iedges :oftthe cakes delivered 'thereto I-by the pushing conveyor ;;means zfor driving the'two conveyors simultaneouslycat :the: samespeed ;;the conveyor meana'beingrso locatedandthe speed o'fmovement of said conveyors being so :regula'ted :that the cakes aret'urned one at aztime entirelyiby a simul- "taneous pushing and lifting; action ofztheztwo conveyors; means to jguidethe cakesduring the turningoperation; and-'nieans toccarry ithe up-ende'd cakes-away.v

5. An ice *ripeending :mac'hine comprising, in combination, a 5 horizontal chain rconveyor having an angle Zflightpivoted {thereon ;and

cake when on edge and bear againstuboth' the'edge and the end; avertical chain conveyor comprising two chains .with-afli ght bar fast thereto and extendingbetween them means for driving :the conveyors-synchronously at the same speed the angleflight and 1 the: flight bar being so arranged that the; cakes are turned upwardly on end entirely-:by a

ference. a

V ZGMAn 1ce up-endlngmachine comprising,

shaped to engage the bottom corner off an ice in combination, a horizontal chain LCOIIVBYOI' having an' angle flight pivoted :thereon and shaped to engage thGlbOttOIIlfCOIIIGI'a of an. ice cakezwhen on edge and-bear *against-bothitheedge and the end; .a vertical .:chain= conveyor comprising .two: chains with: atflightzbarifast thereto. and extendingtbetween them ;-.-means :for driving the conveyors' 'synchronously ;zthe "angle flight andthe flight'bar being. so ;=ar- :ranged that the cakesareturnedrupwardly'on end'by a simultaneous pushing action by the angle flight and. atlifting actionrby the .flight :bar ;'the angleflighttpassing outfromiunder ithesend of the cake ;when up=ended without interference :and another'flight fixed ;to; and

projecting above the horizontal conveyor" to move the cakes, after up-ending,-out ofithe *wayrof succeeding cakes.

7. iAn. ice up-e nding machine comprising, in combination, a horizontal chain conveyor havlng 1 an angle flight pivoted thereon and shaped to engage the bottom-cornersof an-.ice

cake when on edge andbear against both the edge:- and the end a vertical chain: conveyor comprising-two chains with a: flight bar fast thereto and extending between them means for driving the conveyors synchronously. at

the same speed; theangleflight'and the flight bar being so arranged that the cakes-are turned upwardly on end by a simultaneous pushing action by the angle flight and .a='lifting action by the: flight bar; the angleflight passing out from under the endof: the cake when up-ended without=interference; the

angle flight having resilient rollers on its ends for contact with the ice cake.

8. In combination, a conveyor for ice cakes; means to turn each ice cake to a position where it rests on end directly above the conveyor; said ice turning means comprisj ing a pivoted angle flight on said conveyor,

1 and another vertical conveyor synchronously driven by the first conveyor and having means for liftingthe ice as it is pushed by the pivoted angle flight; and fixed means cooperating with the ice cake turning means to guide the cakes and prevent slipping while being turned; the first conveyor being synchronized with the ice cake turning means so that the ice cakes are handled without injury.

9. An ice up-e'nding machine comprising,

in combination, a horizontal flight conveyor;

' a vertical flight conveyor; means for driving the two conveyors simultaneously at the same 1 speed; the flights on the twoconveyors being tion with the horizontal conveyor flight,

so arranged that after the horizontal conveyor flight pushes the ice cake at one end so that itsopposite end is beyondthe general plane of the vertical conveyor, the flight on the vertical conveyor engages underneath the cake near the opposite end and 1n conjuncturns the cake to an on end position.

10. A machine for up -end1ng ice cakes and other solid bodies comprising, in combi na- 't1on, a"hor1zontal flight conveyor; a'vertical flight conveyor located intermediate the ends of the horizontal flight conveyor; means to drive both conveyors; the flights being so located that each flight of the horizontal conveyor co-operat'es with a flight of the vertical conveyor to turn a cake or other body by a simultaneous pushing and lifting action;'the

horizontal conveyor having other flights which push each cake or other body out of the machine after it has been turned on end. 11. A machine for up-ending ice cakes and other solid bodies comprising, in 'combina tion, a horizontal flight conveyor; a vertical flight conveyor located intermediate the ends of the horizontal flight conveyor; means to drive both conveyors; the flights being so lo cated that each flight of the horizontal conveyor co-operates with a flight of the vertical conveyor to turn a cake or other body by a simultaneous pushing and lifting action; a

fixed guide adjacent the vertical conveyor andiso positioned that it prevents the cakes,

, driven simultaneously at the same speed, the

flights of which are equally spaced and so arranged that each flight on one conveyor coopertes with a flight on the other conveyor to turn an article at right angles; one of the conveyors having other flights to move the turned article out of the machine.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my'own, I have hereto aflixed my signature.

' F ANCIS M. AIMES. 

